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Trouble in the Spartan Ranks

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This anti-Dorrite satirical political print with cartoonish depictions of a number of Dorrites situated before the Providence arsenal was issued in 1843 the year following the rebellion. The newly elected governor James Fenner (Old Durham) is shown on the right as a stout man with horns on his head; atop the horns with a cloven hoof is Thomas Dorr. The print stated to be drawn by C. Maolsehber is a partial anagram for Caleb Moshen a Providence stonemason.

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This anti-Dorrite satirical political print with cartoonish depictions of a number of Dorrites situated before the Providence arsenal was issued in 1843 the year following the rebellion. The newly elected governor James Fenner (Old Durham) is shown on the right as a stout man with horns on his head; atop the horns with a cloven hoof is Thomas Dorr. The print stated to be drawn by C. Maolsehber is a partial anagram for Caleb Moshen a Providence stonemason.